CODEWITHSUNDEEP
google-chrome
user13897170
user13897170

Reputation:

How to disable Google Chrome extension autoupdate in 2020+

How do I prevent a specific extension from auto-updating itself?

(The old and now-locked answer "How to disable Google Chrome extension autoupdate" does not work anymore)

Upvotes: 6

Views: 2926

Answers (2)

Immuc
Immuc

Reputation: 1

This answer is an addition to "user13897170"'s Answer. I will continue at step 4. (Step 1, 2, 3 are the same)

  1. Go into the manifest.json file and remove the following values:
  • update_url
  • key

This means, remove the line that contains it

  1. save the File and exit
  2. "Load the folder you copied: e.g. click the chrome 3-dots, then "more tools" => "Extensions" and click the "load unpacked" button." (From "user13897170"s Answer)

Upvotes: 0

user13897170
user13897170

Reputation:

  1. Find the folder it is in. e.g. click the chrome 3-dots, then "more tools" => "Extensions", and long gibberish code it gives, then search your disk for that folder name in your file system.
  2. Copy that folder to a different place on your hard drive (e.g. click on the folder, then Ctrl-C, then open your "Documents" folder, then Ctrl-V
  3. Uninstall the extension. You need to get rid of the one that will auto-update first.
  4. Load the version you copied: e.g. click the chrome 3-dots, then "more tools" => "Extensions" and click the "load unpacked" button.

Upvotes: 3

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